Garment hanger shield



Dec. 26, 1950 w. R. KOHL ET AL GARMENT HANGER SHIELD Filed Dec. 26, 1946 IN VEN TORS. J, BY dmenl, Ive/"5072', WM

Patented Dec. 26, 1950 Chicago, Ill., assignors to Para-Lux Products Company, Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application December 20, 1 9 4l6, Serial No. 717,426

4 Claims. (01. 223-458) The present invention pertains to a novel, extremely simple and inexpensive garment shield adapted to be associated with a conventional typeof wire garment hanger in order to afford a protector and support for a garment disposed thereon.

l i It is an object to provide a shield of the foregoing character which is fabricated of inexpensivecardboard, paper board or like flexible stock and specially conformed in a manner adapting thesame for easy and rapid association with a wire garment hanger.

Afurther object is to provide a paper board shield of the abovetype having provision for mounting the sameon a garment hanger in such manner that the shield is effectively centered and supported on the hanger so as to prevent inadvertent' displacement therefrom in use.

Moreparticularly, it is an object to provide a fibrous shield of the character referred to having laterally extending wing portions of curvilinear outline, in the operative position thereof, which are adapted to protect and maintain the shape of a garment disposed on the hanger for storage or delivery, in combination with other means on the shield serving to laterally locate thegarment thereon.

A Sti11 further object is to provide a shield of the type described, having means for supporting and protecting garments on a conventional wire hanger, and also having further provision for sustaining related articles of apparel in a displacement resisting fashion.

The foregoing statements are indicative in a general. way of the nature of the invention, but other and more specific objects will be apparent toqthose skilled in the art upon a full understanding of the construction and operation of the device.

A single embodiment of the invention is presented herein for purpose of exemplification, but it will be appreciated that the invention is susceptible of incorporation in other modified forms coming equally within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a plan view illustrating the shield of the present invention in its fiat, planar outline as died out from a sheet of material;

F'lgs z and 3 are perspective views illustrating the mode of manipulating the shield in associating the same relative to a wire strand type of garment hanger; and

Fig. 4 is a view in front elevation showing the shield operatively mounted on the hanger in position for receiving a garment, such garment being indicated in broken lines. Referring to Fig. 1, the shield of the invention is designated generally by the reference numeral I0; comprising ablank of generally trapezoidal outline which is died out from a sheet of inexpensive flexible, fibrous or like material, such ascardboard or paper board in a suitable gauge and composition. The blank is outlined by a horizontal lower edge II from which the lateral margins l2 defining the sides of garment supporting wings l3 diverge upwardly. These wings areseparated from a central, hanger engaging neck portion'l l by notches l5 which terminate in circular bays 16 at the junction of the wings and neck, as shown. The wings I3 are of substantial lateral width and are provided with parallel score lines ll paralleling theouter edges of the wings. These scorings extend from said outer ends inwardly of the wings as far as the bays I 6. Accordingly, the wings are rendered flexible for bending along score lines I! into an arc of substantial curvature, for the purpose whichwill be described. x l l Theuneck portion l4 carries a central hook and shank-receiving aperture 1 l8 and the body of the shield designated I9 is provided with a centrally located, relatively wide slit 20 terminating in up-turned ends. A flexible locking tab 20 is thus defined on one side of the slit. Adjacent the base of the shield, a pair of generally rectangular apertures 2| are punched out, said apertures each having a serrated lower gripping edge 22.

In use, the shield is grasped by the user in the fashion illustrated in Fig. 2, and curved rearwardly to fit the natural curl of the hand. The opening 18 is then threaded on the hook 23 of a standard metal wire hanger, generally designated 24, and slipped downwardly over the twisted shank 25 0f the hook. When in the position illustrated in Fig. 2, the wings 13 are deflected away from the user sufliciently to al low them to be inserted underneath the downwardly divergent garment supporting arms 26 of the hanger, in the manner illustrated in Fig.

2. l The shield is then released and, holding the neck portion IA of the shield and the shank 25 of the hanger between the fingers of one hand, the usual lower cross bar or strut ll of the hanger is drawn downwardly by the other hand sufficiently to permit the lower portion of the shield body Hi to be biased rearwardly of the strut, in the manner shown in Fig. 3. This positions the shield as illustrated in Fig. 4, with the ment are eliminated. The scoring l! is formed on the side of the blank facing the viewer of the various figures, hence the wings [3 have a natural resilient tendency which maintains thirsnug "en'- gagement with the garment Ihe relatively wide neck portion I l engages and supports eitherfside of the collar of the garment to prevent lateral shifting such as would destroy the shape of the garment, and such as frequently occurs when bare hanger is used.

If it is desired to suspend a belt, necktie or other article of apparel for delivery with the garment, this may be done by inserting said article in the slit 2S and swinging the associated locking tab 29' downwardly into frictional engagement therewith. Thus such articles are securely held against loss. The further apertures 2'! may be employed for suspending a skirt or other apparel, employing clips, pins or any other convenient similar means. The exposed forward surface of the shield presents a relatively large area for the reception of ornamentation, advertising or the like.

We are aware that those skilled in the art will perceive various possible modificat ons and a1- terat ons of the above dc-scribed structure, all within the principle of the invention. We therefore desire that the same be not unduly limitedly construed, but only as indicated by the reasonable scope of the appended claims.

we claim: r v s l. A garment supportingfshiel'd of the type described, comprising a flexible body portion of substantial depth and of width exceeding said depth, a central, garment centering neck portion of sub stantial width integral with and extending from said bod portion, and a pair bilaterally diver ent wings integral with 'andconnected to said body portion along angularly disposed lines, said wings being laterally divergent from the body portion spaced from said neck portion by inwardly directed, acutely angled notches, said wings being provided with spaced scores on one surface thereof and said neck portion having an aperture therein adapted to embrace the shank of a garment hanger tosupport the shield thereon, with said wingsilexed along said scores and overhanging the arms of the hanger, said wings terminating in outer margins which substantially parallel the respective lines of connection of the wings to the body portion and arecapable of flexing freely relative 'to said body portion. n,

Z n garment supporting shield of the type de scribed, comprising a flexible bodyportion of substantial depth and of width exceeding said depth, a central, garment centering neck portion of substantial width integral with and extending from said body'portion, and a pair of laterally divergent aseaese i wings integral with and connected to said body portion along angularly disposed lines, said wings being laterally divergent from the body portion and spaced from said neck portion by inwardly 5 directed notches, said wings being provided with spaced scores on one surface thereof and said neck portion having an aperture therein adapted to embrace the shank of a garment hanger to support the shield thereon, with said wings flexed along said scores and overhanging the arms of the hanger, said notches terminating in curved bays atthe junction of the respective wings and the "neck portion which are engageable with said arms, said wings terminating in outer margins which substantially parallel the respective lines of semantic-n bf the wings to the body portion and are capable of flexing freely relative to said body portion.

3. In combination with a wire garment hanger n having a suspending shank, laterally divergent garment supporting arms and a connecting cross strut, a flexible fibrous shield having a body pottion of substantially less width than the overall width of said arms and of depth slightly exceed-'- :1 ing the distance between said shank and strut; a medial neck portion extending from the body portion and provided with'an aperture for engagement on said shank, and a pair of "lateral wings diverging upwardly and outwardly from said body portion in spaced relation to theneck portion, said wings and body p'ortio'n b'ein'g dis-- posable in spring biased relation to said arms and strut respectively by springing said strut away from said shank, whereby to hold the shield in fixed relation to thehanger, said wings, bddy portion and the zone of said neck portion above its aperture having spring engagement with "the same side of said'arms, strut and shank, reared-- may, said wings being bendable out 'df'th plahe of the 'bod'y'p'ortion to aifor'd curved garment sup porting surfaces overhanging the hanger arms.

a. A garment supporting shieldof 'uietypeaescribed, comprising a flexible beds/persona sunstanti'al depth 'and'of width exceeding saiddep'th', a central, garmentce ntering neck points of sub stantial width integral with and extending nan said body portion, and a pair ofl'at'e yuivjergnt wings integral with and laterally ivergent from the body portien 'andspaced from s'a eastertio'n by'inw'ardly "directed; acutely ngled notches, said wings being'pr'ovided with spaced scores one'surface thereof and saidneck portion ha ng an aperture therein adapted to senses the shank of agerment hanger teammates a1 ld thereon, with'said wing s'fiexed along said so an cvernangmg cheerin or the hang said wings terminating in outer free mafginslca able of flexing freely relative to'said body as 6%; when said wings are so flexed along said sbbres;

WILLIAM R. Kjo'Hn. ARDEN L. ivLiRsoN.

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